Presented by Visions Federal Credit Union

YWCA is on a mission…join us!

Please join YWCA Cortland for the 2025 Until Justice Just Is (previously Stand Against Racism) Campaign presented by Visions Federal Credit Union. Our collective efforts can root out injustice, transform institutions, and create a world that sees women, girls, and people of color the way we see them: Equal. Powerful. Unstoppable.

2025 Until Justice Just Is Campaign Offerings & Dates

21-Day Racial Justice Challenge / Weekdays / March 31 – April 25 / Free / REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Weekday Four-Week Workshop / Wednesdays / April 2, 9, 23, 30 / 9:00 am – 12:00 pm / $199 / Register for Weekday Four-Week Workshop

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Racial Justice Challenge

21-Day Challenge / Weekdays / March 31 – April 25, 2025 / Free

Explore a different equity and social justice topic for four weeks:

Age of Misinformation & Disinformation / Interpersonal Racism / The American Dream / Racialization of Crime

Registration is now open for the Racial Justice Challenge!

Click to see screenshots of the Challenge sign-up and welcome pages.

2025 TOPICS

The weekly topics that will be explored during the 2025 YWCA Racial Justice Challenge are:

                           

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Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Training

Workshop Training Preview / Cancelled / Free
Location: YWCA Cortland, 14 Clayton Ave., Cortland, NY

Join us in celebrating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an overview of Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation training. Kingian Nonviolence, based on Dr. King’s work during the Civil Rights Movement, is an approach to conflict and community leadership that offers values and methods useful for anyone who wants to use conflict constructively in their personal life, in business or group settings, or in community issues, and build a reconciled world.

Cost: Free!

The MLK Day training overview will cover:
• The 4 pillars of Kingian Nonviolence
• Initial introduction to the 6 Principles and 6 Steps – the “Will” and the “Skill” – of Kingian Nonviolence.
• The Social Dynamics of Kingian Nonviolence

Please RSVP to robyn@cortlandywca.org so we can plan seating and light refreshments accordingly.

Weekday Four-Week Workshop / Wednesdays / April 2, 9, 23, 30, 2025 / 9:00 am – 12:00 pm / $199
Location: YWCA Cortland Osborn Room, 14 Clayton Ave., Cortland, NY

This workshop teaches the Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence, as well as basic concepts, strategies, and tools of conflict reconciliation. The seminar includes reading Dr. King’s writing, viewing and discussing documentary film footage from the Civil Rights Movement, and participating in interactive exercises and role-playing. The curriculum is enhanced through the addition of historical and contemporary music. The teaching can be applied to a broad spectrum of individual, group, institutional, and systemic conflicts. Material is tailored for adults and youth.

Cost: $199

Register for Weekday Four-Week Workshop

Content:
• 4 Pillars of Kingian Nonviolence
• Social Dynamics of Nonviolence
• 6 Principles (the will) how to view and transform conflict
• 6 Steps (the skill) how to engage with conflict and organize a campaign
• Definitions of violence and nonviolence
• Types and levels of conflict and how they escalate and de-escalate
• Dialectical Thinking
• Historical context of the Civil Rights Movement

Instructor:
Dr. Tracy Hudson, Assistant Professor and Diversity Faculty Fellow in the Physical Education Department at SUNY Cortland, is a certified instructor of Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation having trained at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation.

Testimonials:
“Myself and seven other members of the Cortland County Health Department staff attended the February session of the YWCA’s Kingian Nonviolence training last year. Our instructor Dr. Hudson is a skilled, nonjudgmental, and interactive facilitator that kept the group engaged for the full three hours. This was an amazing opportunity to reflect on how I interact with others both personally and professionally, and to gain new skills to help address injustices in our community and ideally contribute to a culture in which community members can attain their full potential. I was excited to bring what we learned back to our department to help create a systemic culture of nonviolence, a passion to address injustices, and to fully embody the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Margaret Broderick, MPH, Cortland County Health Department’s Epidemiology Manager

“Myself and seven other members of the Cortland County Health Department staff attended the February session last year. Our instructor Dr. Tracy Hudson is a skilled, nonjudgmental, and interactive facilitator that kept the group engaged. This was an amazing opportunity to reflect on how I interact with others both personally and professionally, and to gain new skills and contribute to a culture in which community members can attain their full potential. 

“The Kingian Nonviolence training is inspirational and powerful. Not only helping participants to understand MLK’s work and the importance of his love but also helps us look at our own lives in different ways. The training also exposes everyone to very different opinions and experiences.” Alice Anderson, YWCA Cortland Board Member

“This training is enlightening me to know who I am and how I fit into helping to make change in the environment I live and in the world as a whole.” Julie Ryan, YWCA Cortland Finance Director

About the Training:
The Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation (CORE) training, originally designed as a 16-hour format over two days, has been adapted into a more accessible version consisting of four three-hour or two six-hour sessions. This condensed training has omitted certain elements, such as selected songs and activities, to accommodate the shorter time frame. However, the CORE content and principles of Kingian Nonviolence remain intact, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of this philosophy and its practical applications. Through interactive discussions, engaging exercises, and thoughtful exploration, participants will still receive a robust training experience that equips them with the knowledge and skills necessary to embrace nonviolence as a way of life.

Proceeds from the Until Justice Just Is Campaign support YWCA Cortland’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, dignity, and freedom for all.

2025 Until Justice Just Is Campaign Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Beck Equipment

Cayuga Health

 

YWCA Cortland’s 2025 Empower Partners:

YWCA Cortland’s 2025 Persimmon Partners: